Connecting Global Competence Information for Exhibitors Your IFAT. An impressive showcase of your innovations potential. May 14 18, 2018 Messe München World s Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management www.ifat.de
INNOVATIONS PLATFORM Your contribution. More valuable than ever before. As the world s leading trade show for environmental technologies, IFAT is the no. 1 innovations platform and meeting place for the whole sector. As an exhibitor you are a part of the very important global market in resources and you make a valuable contribution to sustainably improving the environment. A responsible approach to resources, in terms of their allocation, re-use and efficient integration into intelligent cycles, is both an important task and a significant challenge. Already demand for your technical solutions and strategies is higher than ever before. Your valuable innovations help to preserve the world for generations to come. Showcase your offering, innovations and strategies at IFAT and make use of this platform for shining a light on how you are contributing to a sustainable future. 2
ARGUMENTS Good reasons for success. IFAT is a showcase for the entire value chain in water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. Pioneering and comprehensive. Authoritative and innovative. Leading international trade fair IFAT is further expanding its status as the world s leading trade fair. With two new exhibition halls, the show now covers a total of 250,000 square meters of space. That means even more scope for presenting your contribution to more efficient management of available resources. Key sector gathering The entire sector comes together at IFAT trade professionals from around the world who are engaged in the field of water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. This is the perfect place to expand your international network and grow your business. Full range of exhibits The entire value chain in the sector is covered at IFAT: hydraulic engineering, construction of water and wastewater treatment plants, water supply and sewerage systems, mechanical engineering and plant engineering, refuse management and recycling, generating energy from raw and waste materials, street cleaning and winter services, air-pollution control, services, analysis and laboratory techniques and education and research. Highlight for visitors: Live demonstrations The live demonstrations at IFAT are inspiring and spectacular. Here visitors can experience a wide range of innovations, machinery and vehicles, live and in action. High-caliber supporting program The supporting program of events at IFAT covers a very broad range of interesting opportunities for networking, knowledge transfer and exchange of opinions. In specialist lectures and panel discussions, experts report on current political and country- and sector-specific themes. 3
TRADE-FAIR ANALYSIS Impressive results. Exhibitor figures Enthusiastic exhibitors Germany Rest of world Total 2016 1,697 1,400 3,097* 2014 1,728 1,353 3,081 The exhibitors rated the following benchmarks as good, very good or excellent : Leading trade-fair status, leadership role of IFAT 93% Quality of visitors 96% International scope among visitors 96% 2012 1,783 1,156 2,939 *Exhibitor structure: 55% Germany and 45% Rest of world Good, very good or excellent satisfaction with achievement of exhibitor goals: Product presentation, image cultivation 94% Consolidating existing business relations 95% Observing competition, market overview 89% Paving way for new business ties 86% Visitor figures Enthusiastic visitors 2016 2014 Germany Rest of world Total 70,998 65,887 136,885* 74,756 60,532 135,288 The visitors rated IFAT as good, very good or excellent on the following points: Leading trade-fair status, leadership role 95% Innovations platform /density 92% Broad range and depth of offering 99% Supporting program 95% Live demonstrations 95% 2012 74,360 49,840 124,200 Good, very good or excellent satisfaction with achievement of visitor goals: *Visitor structure: 52% Germany and 48% Rest of world Consolidating existing business relations 98% Preparing for new investments 94% Making investments 97% Paving way for new business ties 94% 4
VISITOR STRUCTURE Visitor structure at IFAT. Visitors from around the globe 136,885 visitors from 168 countries came to IFAT. Top ten countries Germany Austria Italy Switzerland China Netherlands Czech Republic Spain Turkey Denmark Visitors according to sector: Industry, manufacturing sector 25% 10% Private utilities and waste management organizations, operators Engineering offices, consultants, service-providers 19% 33% Municipal utilities and waste management organizations 13% Trade, public organizations, universities, voca- tional schools, science, research, associations 5
EXHIBITION SPECTRUM The world of environmental technologies. The exhibition sections at IFAT. IFAT s range of products and services focuses on the main themes of water and sewage, recycling and municipal technologies. It offers plenty of scope for the presentation of environmental technologies in the water, wastewater, raw materials and waste management sectors and promotes a responsible approach to resources. Where are the opportunities in sustainable management? How can environmental technologies promote more cost-effective production processes and sustainable use of resources? What about treatment of process water, and more efficient distribution of drinking water? What s the best way to recover and recycle raw materials? Come to IFAT and present your solutions and innovations to an international trade audience. Water and sewage Hydraulic engineering Construction of water and wastewater treatment plants Water supply and sewerage systems Mechanical engineering and plant engineering in water management Water services Analysis and laboratory techniques for water Education, research, technology transfer Recycling and municipal technologies Refuse management and recycling Generating energy from raw and waste materials Street cleaning, maintenance and winter road services Decontamination of old sites and soil treatment Flue-gas scrubbing and air extraction, air pollution control Recycling services Analysis and laboratory techniques for recycling Education, research, technology transfer www.ifat.de/exhibition-sectors 6
EXHIBITOR SERVICES Professional support. Perfectly prepared. We support you in achieving success at the show We provide help and support to you in many ways to ensure your presentation at IFAT is a success. Choose from a wide range of services, from booth design and construction to advertising at the venue. The aim is to enable you to concentrate entirely on your business and your customers. Media dialog In the run-up to the fair, we offer exhibitors an excellent opportunity to get their message out to the media in the form of an exclusive Media Dialog held on January 23 and 24, 2018. Here exhibitors can engage with international trade journalists, inform them about their latest innovations and awaken media interest. This is an excellent chance to attract attention, with great international news value. www.ifat.de/exhibitorservices www.ifat.de/mediadialog 7
APPLY NOW Key facts At a glance. Apply now! Deadline for applications: April 30, 2017 www.ifat.de/application From IFAT 2018 onwards, we are offering more exhibition space, thanks to two additional halls. Strong support IFAT works closely with a range of institutions and associations. For a full listing of all our supporters, go to: www.ifat.de/conceptualpartners and www.ifat.de/partners Contact Messe München GmbH Messegelände 81823 München Germany Tel. +49 89 949-20285 exhibiting@ifat.de www.ifat.de All the contact persons are listed at: www.ifat.de/contact CXXXXXX CHINA Guangzhou 广州 ifat-worldwide.com